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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

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Building a new, brighter future on lessons from the past

Belgrade, 8 May 2020

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic participated today in a high-level informal meeting of the UN Security Council entitled "75 years since the end of the Second World War on European soil - lessons learned for prevention of future disasters, the responsibility of the UN Security Council”.

At the meeting, which was held via video conference, Dacic recalled the extent of the suffering and misery that World War II brought the former Yugoslavia, which in terms of the number of victims in relation to the number of inhabitants is unfortunately ranked third in the world.

He pointed out that the Serbian people, together with the Allies, managed to resist and defeat the occupiers and thus inscribe themselves in golden letters in the history of mankind, and task their descendants with cherishing the memory of this great suffering, but also a great victory.

We are proud to point out that the former Yugoslavia actively participated in the founding of the UN and was among the top fifty signatories to the UN Charter.

The Republic of Serbia emphasises at every occasion that the UN is today equally necessary as when it was formed and its relevance must not be questioned, Dacic pointed out.

However, we are witnessing occasional use of unilateral measures and actions which undermine and call into question the effectiveness of multilateralism and international cooperation mechanisms, he pointed out and cited as an example the decision on the use of armed force and aggression against the FR Yugoslavia in 1999, as well as a unilateral act by which the temporary institutions in Pristina declared the independence of the so-called Kosovo.

This violated UN Security Council Resolution 1244 and seriously endangered stability of the Republic of Serbia, but also of the entire region, the Minister stated and assessed that the United Nations and the Security Council are precisely the ones that should have a final say in resolving the issue of Kosovo-Metohija.